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CHICAGO — A community activist who worked to fight violence in Chicago was fatally shot less than a block from the offices of his nonprofit, according to police and the victim’s relatives.

William “Willie” Cooper, 58, was shot Saturday afternoon near the offices of Lilydale Outreach Workers for a Better Community on Chicago’s South Side. Cooper was the principal officer of the anti-violence group, which provides jobs to local teenagers.

Police said Cooper was walking when someone shot him from a dark-colored vehicle driving by. Cooper suffered wounds to his torso and mouth. About 20 shell casings were scattered near his body, according to his wife, Sherry Clark, with whom he had three children.